温州市第十九中学高二下学期期中考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精温州市第十九中学2011-2012学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1。—Wouldyouliketowatchthebasketballmatchwithmethisevening?—______.Ilikebasketballverymuch.A。I’dloveto B。Notreally C.Iwouldn'tgo D。Thankyouallthesame2。Frommypointofview，thetheorythat______bythescientistisnotquitescientific.A.wasrisenB.broughtupC.hadbeenraisedD。wasputforward3.Themanagerandgeneralengineer_____verystrict_____hisemployeesand____hisworkaswell.A。is;with；inB。are；with;inC。is；with；withC.are；in;in4。TheTowerofLondon,theStPaul’sCathedralandtheBigBenaremajorhistorical______ofLondon.A.sceneriesB.placeC.scenesD.attractions5.________moreattention，thetreeswouldhavegrownbetter。A.GivenB.BeinggivenC.HavinggivenD。Give6.The_______lookonthestudent'sfacesuggestedthatyour______questionmadehim________.A。puzzling；puzzling；puzzledB.puzzled；puzzled；puzzlingC.puzzling；puzzled；puzzledD。puzzled;puzzling；puzzled7。Mr。Whitepromisedtohelpmeand_______thenextday。

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B。sohedid

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D。sodidhe8。Only_______asaninterpreter_______howimportantitistograspEnglish.

A。whendidIwork；Irealized

B.whenIworked；Irealized

C.whendidIwork;didIrealize

D.whenIworked；didIrealize9.–Whyhasn'tMr.Wang,sectioneditorofthenewspaper,arrivedforthemeeting？--Sorry,I______to______himofthemeeting。A.forget；remindB.haveforgottentotellC。forgot;informD.forgot;notice10.Ifyou____________Mary，askhertocomeandseeme。A。caughtsightofB。catchsightofC。areinthesightofD。areatthesightof11.ThespeechbythemayorofShanghaibeforethefinalvotingforEXPO2010isstronglyimpressed___mymemory.A.toB。overC.byD。on12。Thequalityofaprocessedfoodlargely______therawmaterialandthewayit_______.A.relieson；processesB.dependson;processesC.dependson；isprocessedD.decideson;isprocessed13。Mychest_____whenItakeadeepbreath,doctor.A.hurtsB。woundsC。harmsD.injure14.Shelikestohaveeverythinginplacesothatshecan________themwhentheyareneeded.A.haveahandinB.placehandsonC。putherhandsonD。layherhandon15。Iwon’tgotothepartyunless_______。A。IinvitedB。aminvitedC.beinginvitedD.invited二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Itwas11：30intheevening。A___16___AmericanladyofaboutseventywasstandingonthesideofanAlabama___17___tryingtobearapouringrainstorm.Hercarhad___18___andatthemomentshe___19___neededaride.Wettotheskin,shedecidedtoflagdownthenext___20___.Ayoungwhitemanstoppedtohelpher—generallyunheard___21_____inthoseconflict—filled(矛盾冲突)1960s.Theman___22___hertosafetyinhiscar，and___23____ataxicab（akindofcar)forher.Sheseemedtobeinagreat___24___.Shewrotedownhis___25___,thankedhimanddroveaway.Severaldayswentbyanda___26___cametotheman'sdoor.Tohis___27___，averybigcolorTVwasdeliveredtohishome。Aspecialnotewas___28___toit。Itread：“Dearsir,thankyousomuchforassistinga（an)___29___coloredwomanonthefreeway___30____night,Therain____31____wetallovernotonlymyclothes___32___myspirits.Thenyou___33___along。Becauseofyou,Iwas____34___tomakeittomydyinghusband’sbedsidejust___35____hepassedaway。Godblessyouforhelpingmeandkindlyservingothers.Sincerely，Mrs.NatKingCole。16.A.black B。white C.poor D。sick17.A.railway B.freeway C.street D.avenue18。A.brokenup B.speededup C。brokendown

D。sloweddown19.A。seriously B。badly C.fairly D.probably20。A。bus B。truck C。taxi D。car21。A。from B.by C。before D。of22.A。put B.led C。fetched D.took23.A.hired B。took C。sent D。asked24。A。need B.help C.hurry D.trouble25.A.address B.number C.name D。words26.A。lady B.salesman C。letter D。knock27.A.surprise B.delight C。joy D。satisfaction28。A。offered B。given C。stuck D。written29。A。aged B.dark C。lucky D。unhappy30.A。another B.theother C.other D.any31。A.let B.made C.had D.turned32。A。and B。but C.orD.otherwise33。A.got B.went C.ran D.came34。A.able B。ready C.likely D。willing35。A。after B。before C.until D。since三、阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分)AToliftsomethingfromthefloorcorrectly，firstbendyourkneesandsquatdown.Keepyourbackandhips(臀部）andwaist（腰部)inaline.Ifyoubendover，themusclesinyourlowerbackcanbecomehurteasily.Ifyoukeepyourbackandhipsstraight,themusclesarestronger，becausetheyhavemuchmoresupport。Theothermusclescanthenhelpthelowerbackmuscles。Asyousquatdown,trytogetclosetotheobjectaspossible。Forexample,ifyouaregoingtopickupaheavybox，squatdowndirectlyinfrontofit.Maybeyouwillhavetospreadyourkneesandlegs。Putonekneeoneachsideofthebox。Rememberatalltimestokeepyourbackstraight.Putyourhandsundertheobjectthatisinfrontofyou,betweenyourknees.Tolifttheobject,youshouldstandupslowly.Useyourmusclesinordertostandup。Inotherwords，liftwithyourlegs，notwithyourback。36.Theunderlinedword"squat"means________。A。tobendoveryourwaistB。tobendyourselfbybendingyourlegsC.toloweryourselfbybendingyourlegsD.tostandstraight37.Youshouldkeepyourbackstraightsothat________。A.themusclescan’tbehurtB。themuscleswillhavemoresupportC。youseemtobestrangerD.youwillgetmoremuscles38Thecorrectwaytoliftsomethingheavyfromtheflooris________。A.tobendoverfromyourwaistfirstB。tobendyourkneesandsquatdownfirstC.tokeepyourbackinalineD。toputyourhandsundertheobject39。Whatliftstheobjectinfact？A.Themusclesofyourarms。B。Themusclesofyourback.C.Yourhands.D.Yourlegmuscles.BAdesertisabeautifullandofsilenceandspace。Thesunshines，thewindblows,andtimeandspaceseemendless。Nothingissoft.Thesandandrocksarehard,andmanyoftheplantsevenhavehardneedlesinsteadofleaves。Thesizeandlocation(分布）oftheworld’sdesertsarealwayschanging.Overmillionsofyears，asclimateschangeandmountainsrise，newdryandwetareasdevelop。Butwithinthelast100years,desertshavebeengrowingatafrighteningspeed。Thisispartlybecauseofnaturalchanges，butthegreatestmakersarehumans.Humanscanmakedeserts，buthumanscanalsopreventtheirgrowth。AlgeriaMauritaniaisplantingasimilarwallaroundNouakchott，thecapital.Iranputsathincoveringofpetroleum(石油)onsandyareasandplantstrees。Theoilkeepsthewaterandsmalltreesintheland,andmenonmotorcycles（摩托车）keepthesheepandgoatsaway。TheUSSRandIndiaarebuildinglongcanalstobringwatertodesertareas.40.Inthispassage，“needles”refersto_______.A。small，thinpiecesofsteel。B.long，thinpiecesofbranches。C.smallpointedgrowthonthestem（茎)ofaplant.D。small，thinpiecesofsticks。41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？A。Thegreatestdesertmakersarehumans。B.Therearen'tanylivingthingsinthedeserts.C。Desertshavebeengrowingquickly。D。Thesizeofthedesertsisalwayschanging。42。WecanguessthatMauritaniaandAlgeriabelongto_______.A.Asiancountries B.AmericancountriesC.Europeancounties D.Africancountries43。Choosethesentencewhichbestgivesthemainideaofthepassage.A.Thedesertsoftheworldarealwayschanging。B.Manistotakemeasurestocontrolthegrowthoftheworld'sdeserts。C。Desertsarelandsofsilenceandspace。D.Desertshavegrownatafastpaceinthepast10years。CFor52yearsmyfathergotupat5：30ameverymorning,wenttowork,andreturnedhomeat5:30pm。Ineversawmyfatherstayhomefromworkill,nordidIeverseemyfatherlaydowntotakeanap。Hehadnohobbies,otherthantakingcareofhisfamily.Allheaskedfromme，hisdaughter，wastohelphimwhilehewasrepairingsomething,sowecouldhavesometimetotalk.For22years，afterIlefthomeforcollege,myfathercalledmeat9:00ameverySunday.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedaysinthe80-degreeKansasheat,paintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedforwasaglassoficedtea。Fiveyearsago，atage71，myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.Fouryearsago，myfatherdroveallthewayfromDenvertoTopeka,withaneight-footColoradoBlueSpruce（云杉）inhistruck，sothatwecouldhaveapartofColoradogrowingonourland.OnthemorningofJanuary16，1996,mysistertelephonedme;myfatherwasinthehospitalwithananeurysm（动脉瘤）inFlorida。Igotonanairplaneimmediately,andonthewayIrealizedthatIhadn’tcommunicatedwithhimasmuchasI’dalwayswantedto.Ivowed（发誓)thatwhenIarrived，Iwouldhavealongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1am,onlytofindthatmyfather，attheageof76,hadpassedawayat9：12pm。Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowaitforme.44.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthattheauthor’sfather______.A。wasagooddriver B。wasingoodhealthC.sometimesfellill D.hadnohobbies45。Theunderlinedphrase“otherthan”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“______".A.except B。including C.without D。dueto46。Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthattheauthor’sfatherwasbornin______.A。1916 B.1918 C。1920 D.192247.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto______。A。praiseherfather B.rememberherfatherC.showherfatherlovedherD。letherfatherbeknownDCookinglessonsarebackonthemenuinschoolsbecauseageneration(代）ofparentsdon'tknowhowtocook。Childrenaretobetaughthowtocookhealthydishesinhands-onlessonsinschoolintheUK。Thenewplanisbeingsupportedbymanyfamouspeople，includingcelebrity(名人）cookGaltonBlackiston。Hesaid，“Itisawonderfulideathatcookingshouldbeabasicskilllearnedbyeveryone，particularlystudents。OneofthebiggestproblemsIfindisthattherearemanyparentswhoweren'ttaughtthebasicskills.Thereseemstohavebeenagenerationgap，sotohaveanactionlikethisseemsgreat。”Pupilsagedbetween11and16willbeawardeda“licensetocook”whentheyhavemasteredbasicskillslikebakingcakesormakingordinarydishes。Rightnow，studentscanonlylearncookingskillsaspartofDesignandTechnologylessons,butthelessonsaremostlytheory—based.Foodsuchasfattymeat,cakesandplatesoffriedchipsareofftheschooldinnermenu.Chocolate,crispsandsoftdrinksarebanned(禁止),andsoisfastfood.NutritionguidesbanningmealshighinsaltandfathavebeenintroducedbycookJamieOliver。Schoolchildrenareencouragedtoeatmorefruitandvegetableswitheverymeal.48。CookinglessonsaretobetaughtintheUKbecause______。A.BritishpeoplelikeeatingnicedishesB。manyparentsdon’tknowhowtocookC。manyfamouspeoplesupporttheactionD。Britishpupilswanttolearnhowtocook49。WhatdoesGaltonBlackistonthinkofcooking?A.It’sunnecessarytolearncookingatayoungage。B。It’sunnecessarytolearncookinginspeciallessons。C。It’snecessaryforstudentstolearncooking。D.It’shardtolearncookingwell.50.Whenastudentaged12hasmasteredbasiccookingskills,______。A。hewillbepraisedbyhisteachersandparentsB.hewillbeawardeda“licensetocook”C。itwillbeeasyforhimtosucceedinhighschoolD。hewillfindajobeasilywhenhegrowsup51.Inthelastparagraph，theauthormainlytellsreaders______A.unhealthyfoodharmschildrenB.fruitandvegetablesaredeliciousC。whatcookJamieOliversaidonTVD.whatkindoffoodstudentsshouldeat四、单词拼写（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）1.TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainc_______ofthreemainparts,England,ScotlandandWales2.Hediedof_______shock（触电)lastsummer。3。Fromwhatissaidabove，wecandrawac________。4。Theriverhasbeenp_______bywasteproductsfromthefactory.5.Shehastostayhomebecausehersonfalli_______6。Smallquantitiesof_______（毒药）werefoundinthedeadman’sstomach。五、根据中文意思完成句子(共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分）1。无论电脑变得多聪明，它永远代替不了人类。Nomatterhowcleveracomputerbecomes，itcannever_____________________ofhuman.2.他除了脸部和双手受伤以外，两条腿也断了。______________theinjuriestohisfaceandhands,hebrokebothlegs。3.据说吃这种药物能够预防流行性病毒的感染。Itissaidthattakingthismedicinecanonebeinginfectedwithfluvirus。4。让小孩玩火柴有意义吗？Doesit______________toletchildrenplaywithmatches?5.他在几年前脱离了那个非法团体。He_____________________thatlawlessgroupyearsago.6。我一直看着飞机飞得越来越高，一会儿就看不见了。IwatchedtheplanegohigherandhigheruntilI_____________________it.六、书面表达(满分15分）最近你班将举行一场题为Lifeinthefuture的讨论会，请根据以下要点,写一篇一百词左右的发言稿。随着医学的发展，人类的平均寿命将会达到120岁。由于新能源(energy）的出现,环境污染（environmentalpollution）将得到控制。人们的日常生活也将有很大的变化.如机器人（robot)可以为你做家务；椅子的颜色能够随着你所穿的衣服而改变；手机可以带在手腕（wrist)上,通话时可以看到对方；可以乘坐新型的电梯(elevator)进入太空度假。LifeinthefutureInthefuture，man’slifewillbeverydifferentfromthatoftoday._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________